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Table 1 Characteristics of community participants (n = 30)

From: Barriers and facilitators for colorectal cancer screening in a low-income urban community in Mexico City

 

Num.

%

Age(mean, range)

64.3 (49–80)

 

Sex

  

 Female

22

70.0

 Male

9

54.9

Marital status

  

 In a cohabiting relationship

20

66.7

 Not in a cohabiting relationship

10

33.3

Illiterate

  

 Yes

21

70.0

 No

9

30.0

Education

  

 None

5

16.6

 6 years or less

17

56.7

 7 to 9 years

6

20.0

 10 years or more

2

6.7

Monthly family income

  

 < 1 minimum wage salary*

18

60.1

 2–3 minimum wage salaries

8

26.6

 > 3 minimum wage salaries

1

3.3

 No response

3

10.0

  1. *One minimum wage salary in 2018 in Mexico City was equivalent to $139.2 USD per month